My upcoming big adventure!

Yeah, I'm going to South America -Braizil and Argentina on Chrismas day thru Jan 13th! The trip had been planned for a while. It's on the way! One thing I know now that such a trip is never easy! Especially you go on your own! It's not near to a relaxing vacation lying on Hawaii beach. A lot of pre-work is involved! I'm getting stressed out by all the tedious work-web look-up, reservation, reading the tourguide, etc. I will be meeting up with my travel buddy-Martin again tonight to nail down a few details. We've been having a few meetings like this. Still tons of details need to be taken care of.
My route is as follows: LA-Rio (Brazil)-Curitiba (Brazil)-Iguazu waterfall(Brazil)-Mendoza( Argentina)-Aconcago (Argentina)-more towns(Unknown) -Buenas Aires(Argentina)-LA
During the trip, I will be lying on the most beautiful beach at Rio in the hot sun, sipping the yummy cocktail ( there's a famous one, sorry I can't remember the name, I will remember the taste though), dancing away the Samba (baby) from dusk till dawn, strolling around the largest waterfall in the world (Iguazu), partying in the thundering of the waterfall till new year, backpacking in the largest mountain in south America ( Aconcago), exploring Buenas Aires. Lots lots good stuff! But for now, I have to go to meet Martin for more homework!
The trip story is to continue!